Our Chemical Facilities Are Vulnerable To Attack

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Our Chemical Facilities Are Vulnerable To Attack
By Chris Jahn
May 25, 2024
 
Congress Must Act to Secure Them Before Terrorists Strike
If our nation suffers another terrorist attack, it will be hard to argue that the signs weren’t there for us to see. The federal government has expressed growing concern that AI will empower attacks on our water, transportation, and financial systems. The Department of Homeland Security has warned that bad actors are using the technology to develop weapons of mass destruction. We know foreign nationals are illegally crossing our southern border in droves. And the death of Iran’s president will likely foment international conflict that deepens concerns about attacks in the U.S.

Congress should be taking every measure to secure our nation’s critical infrastructure. Yet when it comes to chemical production facilities, they have left the door wide open.


Last summer, legislators allowed a federal security program protecting chemical plants to expire. I hope it doesn’t take an attack on these facilities to show the vital role they play in producing our energy, food, drinking water, computer chips, medicines, cars—you name it. That’s what makes them such an attractive target for terrorists—and that’s why we should do everything in our power to protect them.

After the September 11th attacks, Congress directed the Department of Homeland Security to create the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (CFATS) to address potential terrorist threats to chemical facilities. This helped DHS identify facilities that might be at risk of a potential attack and set national standards for addressing physical and cyber threats. CFATS also provided companies with access to valuable expertise from DHS and important tools to help prevent bad actors from gaining access. It successfully flagged at least 10 individuals with potential ties to terrorism.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/05/25/our_chemical_facilities_are_vulnerable_to_attack_1033957.html

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Congress Must Act to Secure Them Before Terrorists Strike

We can rest assured this won't happen.

[Smokin Joe]

We can rest assured this won't happen.

Mainly because they can't if they won't start at the border and remove the illegals they've let in.
Congress won't do that, because someone is either pulling their strings, holding some career-ending goods on them, or they're making bank somehow on the deal.

If they aren't going to protect the Republic, they sure can't protect a water plant, a bridge, a critical power substation, a pipeline, or any transport venue from disruption, except the protections they've already taken for themselves--and that isn't just the Congress, but even more, the Executive Branch that is responsible for upholding the Law.

[Hoodat]

Congress should be taking every measure to secure our nation’s critical infrastructure.

But they're not.  In fact, they aren't doing squat.  Nor would they even know where to start.